Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6380]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Application for Employment/Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be 
accepted for ``sixty days'' until April 15, 1999. If you have 
additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Patrick M. Maloy, 202-324-4960, Bureau 
Applicant Employment Unit, Administrative Services Division, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 935 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20535.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Application for Employment/
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form code and number is 
FD-140, and the agency is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United 
States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The 
Application for Employment, FD-140, is utilized to collect pertinent 
background information on all applicants for FBI positions. The FD-140 
is issued in lieu of Standard Form 86, Questionnaire for National 
Security Positions, to address suitability and security concerns beyond 
the scope of the SF-86. The Authority to Release Information, FD-406, 
is also incorporated into the FD-140 to obtain necessary records.
    Other: None
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that 50,000 respondents will complete the FD-140.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the FD-140 is 
400,000 annual burden hours. If additional information is required 
contact: Mr. Robert Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department 
of Justice, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice 
Management Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 11, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-6380 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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